RENBROOK TEAM MAKES TOYCHALLENGE FINALS

A team of fifth-graders at Renbrook School in West Hartford qualified for the finals of the Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 17.

The TOYchallenge is a national toy-design contest sponsored by Sally Ride Science for middle school students in Grades 5-8.

Renbrook's team will try to win the national prize for creating a new toy they call the "Psycho Bounce," described as an unpredictable ball guaranteed to change the fun of playground games.

Team members include: Katherine Farnham of West Simsbury, Jenny Hewitt of Windsor, Sara Pipernos of West Hartford, Allison Rogers and Frank Tucci of Hartford, Robert Stolarz of Manchester and New Britain, and Evan Vehslage of Wethersfield.

The finals were to be held in the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria.